May 28, 2013 Let God Judge

Read Obadiah Let God Judge Obadiah 1:10-12, 14-17 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever. 11 On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them…14 You should not wait at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives, nor hand over their survivors in the day of their trouble. 15 “The day of the Lord is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head. 16 Just as you drank on my holy hill, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been. 17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance; it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess its inheritance. EDOM is a nation that comes from Esau. Esau was Jacob’s brother. They were sons of Isaac. Jacob stole Esau’s birthright and blessing from Esau. Except for a brief respite (see Gen 33), Esau and Jacob, and then their descendants the Hebrews and the Edomites were often at war. When Babylon and Assyria conquered Israel and Judah, Edom joined with the conquering nations to enslave and kill their “brothers”. But God uses Obadiah to pronounce judgment against Edom. It is a judgment that will annihilate them. Don’t mess with God’s chosen people. Are people persecuting you because you are a Christian? Do not judge them or revolt. Let God judge them in his time. You are to forgive and pray for your enemies. God will protect you and silence your enemies. That’s his authority and power. Let him do it. It’s True! Judgment is in God’s hands.